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EQT proposes seismic testing in Peters
Although there are no natural gas drilling applications in Peters Township, representatives of EQT and two seismic testing companies appeared before Council April 22 to outline proposed plans to conduct seismic tests in the eastern part of the township.
EQT, a drilling company located in South Strabane Township, is expected to request tests on McClelland Road and in portions of the village of Hackett.
According to Ronnie Keith McKay, project manager for Geokinetics in Houston, Texas, the process involves a 47,000-pound vehicle, about the size of a garbage truck, that would travel along specified roads sending vibration energy through the ground. The process requires permits from the road owners. While the eastern portion of McClelland Road is owned by the township as are the road within Hackett, surrounding roads like Church Hill and Venetia roads are state owned and would require a state permit.
No application for a permit has been submitted with McKay calling the April 22 presentation purely informational.
The purpose of the seismic testing is to determine where the best place is to drill for natural gas.
Dynamite placed in 20-foot deep drilled holes would be used to create vibration through the earth only in locations where the vibration truck could not reach because of topography. If Geokinetics would need to enter private property, McKay said the owner would be notified to seek permission. In areas where the truck could go, houses and other buildings along the roads would be closely monitored to ensure no damage would occur, McKay said.
Doug Garrett, permit agent for Cougar Land Services, also in Houston, Texas, said only a small portion of the township would be affected.
The goal, McKay said, is to only use the vibrating truck on the roads.
Michael Silvestri, township manager, said the area under consideration for the testing has shallow coal mines that occasionally blow out, including one in Hackett that has a pipe above ground to drain water. He said some of the orphan mines are only 10-, 20- or 40-feet below the surface.
Township engineer Mark Zemaitis said he would check the weight limit on the township roads to ensure the large truck would not damage the road surfaces.
McKay said the process could take about two weeks.
When asked if the township had any recourse to prohibit or to protect township-owned roads, Solicitor William Johnson said, "Clearly, we have a right to regulate our roads."
Once the testing is complete, the area would be mapped showing houses, buildings and other structures. Finleyville Cemetery is in the area. However, McKay said only cemetery roads would be used for the testing.
"This is very early in the process," McKay said.
Councilman Robert Lewis said he had read about other locations where seismic testing is conducted that resulted in loud ATVs and property damage such as fences knocked down and unsightly brush.
Johnson said any complaints would be left up to the private property owners with McKay adding Geokinetics does not conduct heavy clearing and ATVs are not used.
No time was given as to when testing could begin.
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The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a fear that has overcome the LGBT and sports communities this month: a provision in the IOC charter that calls for the punishment of athletes who make political or religious displays will be enforced during the 2014 Winter Olympics.
When asked if the IOC planned to create a "safe space" of sorts for LGBT and allied athletes, journalists, contractors and other foreigners visiting Russia for the Olympics, officials told Gay Star News, "Regarding your suggestions, the IOC has a clear rule laid out in the Olympic Charter (Rule 50) which states that the venues of the Olympic Games are not a place for proactive political or religious demonstration."
While we're on the subject of rule 50 in the Olympic Charter (which states "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas"), the IOC has confirmed that it will indeed enforce it against displays of support for the LGBT community at the games in Sochi.
"This rule has been in place for many years and applied when necessary," the IOC told GSN. "In any case, the IOC would treat each case individually and take a sensible approach depending on what was said or done."
Gay Olympic speed skater Blake Skjellerup has already pledged, along with other athletes, to show Pride during the Opening Ceremonies by wearing a rainbow pin, a display that now may have him in trouble with Russian authorities and the Olympic Committee.
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Don't throw the Olympic flag in my face and expect us to forget our principles. The Olympic Games continue to mutate into such an overblown hypocritical INDUSTRY year after year. It may have been a venue where all the nations' best AMATEUR athletes competed under an umbrella of peace and good will. Today the sponsoring nations, media, and the athletes themselves gleefully sell out to any corporate/commercial interest. How many corporate logos and commercials are we bombarded with during the Games? Yet an athlete who wants to speak freely is not welcome or threatened with Draconian prosecution?
Our LGBT athletes and other oppressed athletes are supposed to go mute and go back into the closet just so Putin's Russia can self promote themselves (and don't think they won't)? What if those athletes are already widely known to be out or hold a particular undesirable opinion, will that be enough to have them suffer Putin's barbarism? We have to remain silent so the IOC can rake in millions (or billions)?
You might argue that it is the athletes that only get punished in the end. They train non stop and compete in events all the around the world every year in order to gain the chance to attend the Olympics once every four years. Those events, most of which are held in friendly countries, get next to no coverage or support and are where the true amateur athletes get a chance. Its time we focus attention to those events, which are very often local and affordable. Boycott Putin's Russia, the bloated IOC, and the immoral corporations that fund them.
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Love is not a political statement. The IOC needs to evolve.
Love is not a political statement. The IOC needs to evolve.
"The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of
practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which
requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." http://www.olympic.org/Documents/olympic_charter_en.pdf PAGE 10.
Apparently this only applies when the IOC feels like enforcing it.
The Winter Olympics is my fave sporting event followed a close second by the summer Olympics but I doubt I will bother with the 2014 games! The IOC want to punish people for standing up to Russia yet reward Russia with the benefits of extra income generated by tourism ect! I understand it can't be simple for them! I'm sure it's too late in the day to change to another venue but the news report I want to read is of the IOC pledging to support the athletes and not condemn them! What kind of message does it send to Russia! It tells them they are right with their twisted viewpoints on homosexuality!
The IOC is also extremely anti-Semitic, and they tried to cover up the Munich massacre committed by the Arab terrorists.
Sorry Pierce. I cannot imagine enjoying an event knowing that people's human rights are being violated by being told to be quiet. A number of the IOC reps come from nations where being queer will land a person in prison is it any wonder they will stand against this ?! Please do not hide your head in the sand if Russia is not challenged on this it will continue. There are enough places in the world that being LBGTI will land a person in prison or worse we do not need another.
Non political, non religious, what about human rights?The exchange of culture and the love of sport and health?
yes you´re right. how can we enjoy such big intercultural sport events and how can we look in the mirror if we just say nothing?
Oh so they will enforce THAT part of the IOC charter, but the rule that a city hosting the Olympics must maintain positive media representation, no that they can just ignore.
Wow!!! I just look at the Charter and under the Fundamental Principles of Olympism page 11, There is this:
6. Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race,
religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic
Tim, you were reading the wrong version. The latest version reads this way...
6. Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race,
religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic
Movement, but, of course, we will pretend not to notice such discrimination if it occurs against any group we don't feel comfortable allowing in the Olympics in the first place.
Thanks for nothing, IOC. This IS Nazi Germany for our lesbian and gay sisters and brothers in Russia. They ARE being beaten and possibly killed because of their sexual orientation. This is how it all started in Nazi Germany in the 1930's. To say otherwise is at best disingenuous to our Russian brothers and sisters. Boycott!
Then it's isn't figurative Nazi Germany, it could potentially turn into Nazi Germany.
I'm not surprised about this - Russia has gone back to its old ways when Stalin ruled and bullied people into submission - he was Hitler's friend before 'the war' without their friendship agreement in 1939 Hitler would never had dared to attack Belgium, Norway, Holland, France and the British army in France - when the American army handed over the Buchenwahlt concentration camp in 1945 to Russia they reopened it and 'locked away all those who opposed the Communist state and Stalin - many of who had barely survived the Nazi rule where once again in the same camp often guarded by the same 'guards' as they had been during the Nazi regime! Because the Communists were seen as the true victors of the Second World War 'our' press left this out of their newspapers and headlines - for this Russia got the idea it can't do no wrong and get away with anything!!! And this is the result - they don't give a **** about what others think as they believe if we don't agree with them we are fascist and Nazis! And our dear press just tries to ignore it again - I bet many so called liberal journalists have a horrible time trying to admit that this is going on in Russia! If they would be happening like for example in the US they would be all over it!!!! We should wake our press and confront them with this 'low key' reaction on those crimes against humanity --- by the way I'm not gay I'm just a fellow human being totally upset and horrified by this outrage and I do support all those who want to 'do something' to stop this! We should also focus on other former Communist East European countries where that kind of bigot madness is also going on --- make no mistake this is not new for the former Communist states it is just a return to the old ways! Only then there was a high wall that kept it hidden from us!!!
Where was your outrage when the same Neo-Nazis that are driving this anti-gay sentiment (and pushing the anti-gay laws in the Duma) have been murdering people for the colour of their skin on a daily basis for years now? That's been going on since the early to mid 2000's. Where were the Nazi Germany comparisons then? And why only mention the LGBT people being hurt?
It'd be nice if people weren't only indignant about things that affect their own particular group.
Equality for all, not just those who look like me!
It's not the barring of GLBT insignia or icons that is bothering to me (so long as this is applied equally across all groups), its the punishment of people for simply being gay or lesbian or bisexual that is troublesome. For this reason the US Olympic Committee and the IOC should stand up to Russia on this issue!
I have been on the post about boycotting. But I am mow for boycott. It scares me that you can be punished for being suspected of being gay, for show any sort of support for the LGBT Community. Those those athletes who say we should go and stand up.... They will be punished by Russia and the IOC..... It is despicable that one of the G20 countries, a country of Europe and apart of the UN Can act this way, how in modern society is this tolerated! This is why we must stand united. When other issues arise we must also come together, we must show are support to the gay communities everyone.
Ok, I'm going to play devil's advocate here. I support the cause with every fiber of my being, and I think Russia's new laws are beyond revolting, but I have to point out a couple of things. 1) The IOC has always taken a hard line on political or religious protest of ANY kind, no matter how quiet or non-aggressive. Remember that the Olympics have taken place in many, many countries where there are serious, insane human rights issues (hello China??? Did anyone boycott the Olympics two years ago?) and the IOC didn't allow any protests in any of those places, either. The idea is to put everything - and I mean everything, all cultural and religious and political differences - aside for a couple of weeks so that the world can come together, in peace, for an athletic event that showcases the best of human athletic achievement. Given the vast potential areas of protest and fighting and the potential for rapidly escalating violence, not to mention the huge worldwide platform and massive media attention, I can understand why the IOC takes a hard line on this. This is NOT LGBT discrimination. If you want to call it discrimination, then call it human rights/LGBT/Jewish/Shiite/Sunni/Chechnyan/every single minority group discrimination you can think of. 2) This is supposed to be about the athletes. Athletes who, in many cases, have sacrificed everything you can think of to be at the Games. This isn't a guilt-trip, it's just reality. This is another reason why the IOC doesn't allow any political expression - to keep the focus on the athletes. Disagree with that if you like, but it's a valid priority. I may hate Russian politics, but I'll watch the Olympics, and cheer my heart out, and live inside the hope for two short weeks that someday the world will always be this peaceful.
Well done for putting this into perspective! While I respect the rights of all people of all and every race, religion or gender, sport should not be hijacked and used for making political statements or furthering a cause no matter how valid but should be used for bringing people together.
"Sport should not be hijacked and used for making political statments or furthering a cause" HUH? Why not? Since when have sports been off the table? I don't think they are off the table. The Olympics is a PERFECT opportunity for the world to speak out on a human rights issue.
Okay I see your point, but what you have to realize is that we cannot simply put away the rights of LGBT people at the Olympics. While the Olympic Committee has banned protests of human rights violations in countries such as China, those were always protests for things happening in separate countries (not every country has the same problems as China). The issue of LGBT people and their rights is an international issue, is present in every country, island, and territory, and affects the whole human race, not just a single country. And during the African-American civil rights movement, black athletes made political statements at the games (raising a fist for Black Power). The LGBT civil rights movement is the civil rights movement of our generation. If people allowed such demonstrations then, they must surely allow demonstrations of signs and symbols of protest from the athletes. We cannot throw away a chance to tell more of the world of what is happening is Russia and the opposition to it from many countries and athletes. An if the Olympic committee really wants to show itself and the games as a symbol of peace in the world, then it should allow protests from the athletes towards what is happening in Russia, especially since most of the countries in the Olympic Games oppose what Russia is doing.
In one paragraph, you state, The idea is to put everything - and I mean everything, all cultural and religious and political differences - aside for a couple of weeks so that the world can come together, in peace
Treating humans beings with dignity and respect should take a back seat to you being entertained?
The whole point of the Olympics is to bring people together to celebrate the spirit of friendly competition. I don't see how that can happen by threatening the freedom and safety of another human being.
My guess is that you are White and heterosexual, and people speaking out gets in the way of your privilege. You couldn't care less about their human rights, so long as you get your fix of living vicariously through others in your imagined utopia.
Hoping accomplishes nothing. Speaking out and acting against injustice insures a better world.
"Treating humans beings with dignity and respect should take a back seat to you being entertained?"
Woah, I think you completely missed the point there. The Olympics is a place to set aside our differences, and our bigotries, and celebrate the endeavors of the atheletes competing. That's what he was saying. The Olympics is not, and should never be, a place to push a political agenda, because then the nature of the entire event becomes changed. Yes, Russia's laws are horrible and inhuman, and yes they should be fought, but the Olympics is not the place to do it.
"I don't see how that can happen by threatening the freedom and safety of another human being."
The law in Russia is against promoting a gay lifestyle in the media, so long as the IOC enforces rule 50, then no one is in danger.
"My guess is that you are White and heterosexual, and people speaking out gets in the way of your privilege. You couldn't care less about their human rights, so long as you get your fix of living vicariously through others in your imagined utopia."
Let's refrain from ad hominem attacks shall we? Especially when they are so wildly speculative.
"Hoping accomplishes nothing. Speaking out and acting against injustice insures a better world."
Again, there is a time and a place. Choose your battles and you come off as a person with a strong idea, not a psycho.
"Yes, Russia's laws are horrible and inhuman, and yes they should be fought, but the Olympics is not the place to do it."
I disagree. A lot. The Olympics is the biggest chance we have to make a statement that will be seen the world over. Nobody needs to pretend that these things aren't happening. Nobody needs to pretend that Syria is not a mess. Or that Egypt is not a mess. Or that the United States isn't an imperialist bully. Or that Russia is not a xenophobic state regressing back toward totalitarianism. Nobody has to pretend these things aren't happening during the Olympic games simply because the games lovers think the show is all sacred.. B.S. We can boycott and speak out if we please. If we want to watch, we can watch our favorite athletes and enjoy watching other competitors do amazing things and speak out against bigotry all at the same time. Nobody needs to shut up because the IOC deems the games sacred. That's just ridiculous.
I believe that your points are also valid. My concern is not so much the punishment of the athletes for being political but for the athletes that are LGBT being punished or imprisoned by the Russian authorities. So long as the IOC keeps all their athletes safe, this is the main concern.
It is very true that so many Olympics have been in places where many human rights are at issue. If you are going to boycott the Olympics now, then you had better be ready to boycott many more.
I myself am unlikely to watch the Olympics in Russia because I do not agree with Russia's laws, however, the IOC is plainly upholding a law to keep the peace among their athletes and the countries holding their games.
I think your points are excellent.
100% Agree with you on this one. The Olympics are a time when the world is meant to set aside its differences and come together to compete in a respectful and entertaining way; not the time to bring these types of issues to the forefront. The last thing they need would be riots and protests happening during the Olympics in a country where their population have already proven time and time again they aren't afraid to get violent on these matters. The IOC is right in their decision, first because it preserves the nature of the event - that is an elite athletic competition - and doesn't distract from entertainment and peace it brings to neighboring countries and the pride and glory these athletes have sacrificed everything to obtain. Secondly,they are right in this decision because the IOC must represent all the member countries' interest (which are inevitably going to be conflicting) and they aren't the UN or something. They never have, and never should assume the role of enforcing human rights. That's not why the Olympic committee exists. They exist to organize the largest athletic competition in the world and preserve the heritage it came from. The Olympics simply aren't the time and place to fight for human rights in the hosting country, they are the time and place to fight for medals and your country's pride and glory. It would be heinously biased (even if it would be the right thing to do by western morale standards) to tell a country they can't host the Olympics because the Olympic committee doesn't agree with their human rights practices. Unfortunately the world still has conflicting views about Human Rights...but it's not up to the Olympic Committee to create a more unified world in that sense. I think they already do enough in the fact they can even get us to put our differences aside for long enough to enjoy the Olympics.
In that case, I look forward to seeing the Olympics held in Iran. Won't happen though, most countries would, and quite rightfully, boycott such, just like the US did 1980's Moscow Olympics...China got the bid 2008 'cos of this thing called Money...
Devil's advocate? Try "dyed in the wool". The games are about athletes, correct. Many of whom are GAY and wish to speak out as they are able to do in their own countries (such as the skater from New Zealand). They speak out to give a voice to LBGT people in countries, such as Russia, where they cannot speak for themselves. It is about letting them know that they are not alone, and they are on the right side of history. It sounds to me like you should consider rethinking this.
it isn't just the IOC or Russia, it's also the sponser's i bet they are already pressing hard on the coaches to make sure that a gay athlete doesn't walk around with a rainbow pin, or says in front of the camera ''i would like to thank my dearest husband for supporting me'' ecetra, and yeah i know for a fact that big brand names do not whant there brands to be asociated with anything gay, i know from a docu that ther is this dutch lesbian who hold lesbo beachparty's she CANNOT get brands like L'oreal, phillips or whatever to sponser her beachparty's simply because it is a lesbo beachparty.
http://www.olympic.org/sponsors To the Sponsors of the IOC ask that you withdraw your support I don't want to associate you with oppression please help by not supporting the IOC I don't really need to point out why do I ?
This is not political propaganda, this is a HUMAN RIGHTS issue. WTF?
Well IOC I'm going to boycott all your crap from now on until this is sorted. you have lost me buying any merchandise relating to you.
If only some big name supporters would withdraw their support for the IOC do they have Sponsers ?.. Dare I dream ?
For all those who think that we are simply poking our noses in the Russians' business: http://youtu.be/H4gyZWlZm7o
This is the CNN of the former sovyet union - everyone in that part of the world watches this news channel (I am a Russian speaking Latvian, so I know). This person is the head of Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting. And he says (to an applauding audience) that gay people "should be banned from donating blood, sperm; their hearts, in case of the automobile accident, should be buried in the ground or burned as unsuitable for the continuation of life."
I don't think this is about pink feather boas and skimpy outfits anymore. Wake the f*** up.
You are correct. If an athlete chooses to sit silent while their counterparts in other nations are beat up, then they have that right. But, many of them are gay, and should have the same right to speak on behalf of people, who cannot speak for themselves, as they do in their own countries.
It is often not the people doing the crime we remember, as much as those who sit silently and allow it. If they chose, they should have the right to wear a simple pin. What is Russia so scared of if they are proud of their stance?
I guess the question to ask of the IOC is whether they would be as equally enthusiastic about taking stern measures against Russia in the event of anyone involved in the Olympics being discriminated against or being threatened or intimidated.
The IOC does have a history of having a hard line against protests, and you can see their point when they have a flagship international event that anyone in their right might would want to use as a platform if they could. The balance has to be that they are equally firm in ensuring that the Games are a place where everyone involved, from spectators to competitors, are absolutely assured of their safety from the host country and everyone else at the event.
"Olympic Games are not a place for proactive political or religious demonstration."
What about Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler?
This clause was the direct response to the 1968 award ceremony in which Tommie Smith and John Carlos made the "Black Power salute" to protest racial discrimination in the US. Therefore, Hitler's use of the 1936 Olympics to showcase the "New Germany" is moot to this discussion. The best way to protest the current and rampant anti-gay discrimination in Russia is to boycott the games. Too bad that the US has already boycotted them the last time they were held in there.


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The offensive line of the Bears might be good enough for some assignments, but not for others.
The assignments like the one the line had Thursday night are the ones that matter, however. And the Bears offensive line was not up to the challenge in the 23-10 loss at Lambeau Field.
The unit allowed seven sacks and committed three penalties.
"We know those guys pretty well," Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji said. "It's a familiar opponent, so in that aspect, we like our chances."
Matthews really enhances those chances.
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He explodes into his pass rush like he's from another planet.
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Plus, he has great hair.
"I'm just glad he's on my side," Packers linebacker Erik Walden said.
One man isn't going to block Matthews consistently. Both left tackle J'Marcus Webb and left guard Chris Spencer gave up sacks to Matthews, renewing questions about the left side of the line. Webb also had a false start and got away with a couple of holds that were not called.
"He used his hands pretty well and I got myself into trouble a lot tonight," Webb said. "I have to use this film to focus this week and get better."
If this were baseball, Chris Williams and Chilo Rachal might be warming up in the bullpen. And Jonathan Scott might be loosening up his shoulder on the side.
What's disappointing is Webb played so well four days earlier against the Colts. But that has been his history. The good ones do it every week. They shut down inferior opponents and hold their own against Pro Bowlers.
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A SERIES of flood maps which will help Oxfordshire residents understand the risk in their area will be made available later this month.
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Peter Rawcliffe, of Oxford Flood Alliance, said the maps could be a useful guide for people buying houses.
He said: "I think more people now are flood-aware, so if they are buying a house people are checking for that sort of thing more. The flood maps can provide useful guidance to people on whether a house they are buying might flood."
But Mr Rawcliffe, whose own home in South Hinksey has been flooded, expressed concern that the maps were being relied upon too heavily for flood insurance.
He said: "If they are not used intelligently, the maps can be a bit of a menace.
"A street can be billed as flooded but some of the houses there have never flooded."
In June the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reached an agreement with the Association of British Insurers to guarantee affordable flood insurance to households in flood-prone areas.
Last November, downpours led to flooding across the county, with Abingdon Road in Oxford closed off and sewage backing up into homes. It was the worst flooding to hit the city since 2007 when families in West Oxford were forced to evacuate.
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The LePage administration has failed to provide group-home care and other services to more than 100 intellectually and developmentally impaired adults as required under Medicaid, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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The lawsuit names as defendants Gov. Paul LePage, Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew, and Ricker Hamilton, acting director of the Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disabilities Services.
It was filed Monday by parents, family members and guardians of 18 men and women who are representing 176 Mainers on a priority waiting list for group-home placement and other services, according to court records.
A federally approved Medicaid plan directs the state to provide services to 2,935 eligible Mainers, but the program now serves only 2,820, said Gerald Petruccelli, a lawyer for the group.
"You cannot have approved slots and then not fund them and fill them," Petruccelli said Tuesday. "I'm assuming the court will do what it's supposed to do and the state will comply."
The LePage administration declined to comment on the lawsuit. In recent interviews about rising Medicaid costs, Mayhew has referred to 779 people -- the priority list plus others -- who are waiting for placement in group homes, financial assistance for supportive home environments and other services.
If the court orders the state to comply, Petruccelli said, it's unclear how the DHHS will decide who among the 176 people on the priority waiting list will be chosen for the 115 available slots.
The services are provided through MaineCare, the state's Medicaid program.
LePage and the Legislature are facing a $90 million shortfall in the current DHHS budget, which ends June 30. LePage's proposed budget for the next two fiscal years calls for $52 million in cuts to health care and human services programs.
The state began restricting access to group homes and other services for mentally impaired adults in 2008, three years before LePage became governor.
The program was closed then to new participants, and only a few have been enrolled since, said Mary Lou Dyer, managing director of the Maine Association for Community Service Providers, which represents 70 group-home operators and other providers across the state.
The program's current budget sustained a 5 percent cut, eliminating $3.6 million in state funding and about $7.2 million in matching federal reimbursements, Dyer said. It may lose an additional $850,000 in the supplemental budget for January through June that's now before the Legislature.
The restricted funding has put dozens of mentally impaired adults at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation because they cannot live on their own or need assistance to do so, Dyer said. It also has put their parents, family members and guardians in untenable situations.
"They have cared for, protected and advocated for their children for years," Dyer said Tuesday. "Now, when they are unable to continue, it's a parent's worst fear that no one will take care of their adult children."
The plaintiffs include Ruth Andersson, 56, who has been on the waiting list since 2009, according to the lawsuit.
She has Down syndrome and needs full assistance with daily living activities. She lived with her mother, who died in March, and now lives with a couple who provide limited support without being reimbursed.
Another plaintiff is Edward Nielsen, 45, who has been on the waiting list since 2011. He has cerebral palsy, is nonverbal and requires constant supervision and assistance with daily activities.
His mother cared for him until she died in early 2012. Now his sister is trying to care for him in the family home, which requires her to be away from her husband and family.
Monica LaRose, 43, has been on the waiting list since 2009. She has a combination of developmental and mental health challenges that require daily supervision and monitoring of medications. She lives with her elderly father, who has health problems that limit his ability to care for her.
Given their tough budget choices, Maine legislators may be forced to fund services that are required by law rather than those that are considered optional, said lawyers at Petruccelli, Martin and Haddow in Portland.
"These are people who have been on the sidelines, waiting to get into the program for a long time," said Bruce McGlauflin, another lawyer for the plaintiffs. "They shouldn't have to wait anymore."
CORRECTION: This story was updated at 10:50 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2013, to reflect that the program may lose an additional $850,000 in the supplemental budget for January through June that's now before the Legislature.
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If in context it is clear that you are talking about computer technology, then it isn't necessary to re-state that, and indeed constantly repeating "computer" or "information" could get tedious. But if it's not clear from the context, then you should specify.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at 10:27 am in Oakland Raiders.
Former Raiders defensive tackle Chester McGlockton passed away Wednesday, the team confirmed. He was 42.
"The thoughts and prayers of the Raider Nation are with the McGlockton family during this difficult time," Raiders chief executive Amy Trask said in a statement released by the team
McGlockton was selected in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft and spent his first six NFL seasons with the Raiders. He also played with the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets during a career that spanned 12 seasons.
McGlockton returned to the Bay Area once his football career ended. He spent the past two seasons on Stanford's coaching staff, working under former Raiders coaches Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw.
"It is with great sorrow I acknowledge the death of one of my best friends in the world, Chester Mcglockton," long-time Raiders wide receiver Tim Brown said via Twitter.
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Sylar's Ghirahim finally!
AGHJGBDKF— this costume was so hard to do. Ridiculously hard, and we were honestly on the verge of just dropping it completely. ITS SO BADLY MADE!! And it barely lasted the photoshoot — and it still needs so much help. Seriously never again are we doing a last minute patch job like Ghirahim…. Oh well.


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If your drawing is accurate the red pipe never should have been there in the first place.
Two questions here as shown in the drawing:
1. Want to remove the red vent to hide pipes and thinking that vent is redundant. is it ok?
2. is that wet vent valid?
If your drawing is accurate the red pipe never should have been there in the first place.
[B]No, plumbing ain't rocket science. Unlike rocket science, plumbing requires a license[B]
The wet vent is not legal because it is not all on the same floor. I don't know what code you are under, but the 5' is too long for a 1 1/2" trap arm under the UPC.
The downstairs vent needs to tie in at least six inches above the top of the bathtub (assuming the tub is the only thing connected to that drain on the first floor). So, you are going to be in the wall on the first floor. If the lavatory is hooked into the tub vent there is another problem.
The section of tub vent below the that is horizonal below the floor does not meet code, it also needs to be above the top of the tub. If the red pipe really goes up at a 45 then that makes the tub vent legal (but not the basement sink vent). If it is going up at less than a 45 it is no good. 45 or more upright is considered vertical, less than 45 is horizonal. You need vertical until 6" above the fixture.
This vent and this main stack only serve the first floor tub and basement sink. No other fixtures connect to them. There is another set of main stack and vent for toilets and first floor sink on another cornor of the room.
I understand the blue vent is not valid like that. But don't understand why the vent cannot be horizontal with a slop. If we can, remove red vent should be ok because the drain is 2" and the arm is 5'. So the stack end vent is also the vent of the first floor tub. I am not right?
It seems I have to drill floor and break wall for the basement sink. too bad.
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The tub vent shouldn't be horizonal with a slope because, well, that is the code. The thinking is that if the drain clogs up the water will back into the vent and it to can also become clogged. The drain can be opened and leave the vent stopped up. A clogged vent can cause subtle problems and be difficult to clear, depending on how the vent is run.
The basement sink needs to be vented before it ties into the stack and the vent needs to tie into the tub vent 6" above the top of the tub. If the tub is clogged the water will run over the top of the tub onto the floor rather than taking an alternate route down the sink vent.
quote; The downstairs vent needs to tie in at least six inches above the top of the bathtub (assuming the tub is the only thing connected to that
IT makes no difference whether a sink is connected or not, the code reads "42" above the FLOOR, or 6" above the overflow line of the fixture WHICHEVER IS HIGHER". The reason being that sometime in the future a sink COULD be connected to it and then it would be too low if it were just 6" above the tub.
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Are option A and option B the same?
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if yes, which one is better?
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UAB has a new look this year under first-year coach Jerod Haase, who spent the previous 13 years on Roy Williams' staff at Kansas and North Carolina. This will be an up-tempo team that, like UCF (10-4), has faced a difficult non-conference schedule to prepare them for the start of C-USA play.
The Blazers (8-7) have won three of their last four, falling to Dayton, 78-71, in their last outing on Jan. 5. UAB is led by 6-6 junior forward Jordan Swing (14.7 ppg., 6.1 rpg.) and 6-5, 220-pound forward Rod Rucker (14.0 ppg., 7.9 rpg.).
"A little different team than last year," UCF coach Donnie Jones said. "Some of the same players, they've added some new guys who are very talented. But they are playing fast, up and down. [Haase] has come in and done a good job implementing the North Carolina system, they're running the same stuff Carolina runs. … So we expect a racehorse of a game."
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Donor site morbidity and limited volume remain primary drawbacks of using bone graft from the iliac crest and an impetus for finding other sources of autologous bone-graft material. The Synthes Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator (RIA) has been found to have value as an autologous bone-graft harvesting device. The purpose of this study was to compare the cellular and biochemical characteristics of bone grafts obtained with use of the RIA and from the iliac crest of the same patient.
A prospective study was performed on a consecutive series of ten skeletally mature patients presenting for repair of nonunited tibial or femoral fractures. Graft material was harvested from both the iliac crest (in the standard fashion) and the medullary canal of the femur or tibia (with use of the RIA) of each patient. Portions of each autologous graft sample were assessed histologically and by genomewide transcriptional profiling for biochemical markers known to be expressed during fracture-healing.
Principal-component analysis comparing the messenger RNA expression profiles in the RIA and iliac crest samples showed that the expression profile at each harvest site was unique and independent of patient, age, sex, or any identified comorbidity. Transcriptional analysis showed that the RIA samples had greater levels of expression of genes associated with vascular, skeletal, and hematopoietic tissues. Additionally, stem cell markers and growth factors that act early in the osteogenic cascade were more abundant in the RIA samples compared with the iliac crest samples.
This is the first study to directly compare the histological and molecular profiles of bone grafts from reaming debris and the iliac crest of the same patient. The debris generated during intramedullary reaming, harvested with use of the RIA technique, and the bone graft harvested from the iliac crest possessed a similar transcriptional profile for genes known to act in the early stages of bone repair and formation. This suggests that reaming debris may be a viable alternative to iliac crest bone graft when autologous cancellous graft is needed.
Fig. 1-A Bone harvesting with use of the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator (RIA). Fig. 1-A Intraoperative photograph demonstrating the suction irrigation apparatus coupled to the sterile filtration basket for capturing the reaming debris. Fig. 1-B Macroscopic appearance of bone graft obtained with use of the RIA (left) and cancellous bone harvested from the iliac crest (IC) (right).
Histological assessment of Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator (RIA) and iliac crest (IC) bone graft materials (hematoxylin and eosin). The arrow in the high-magnification RIA samples identifies well-defined media and small-size vascular tissues.
Figs. 3-A and 3-B Initial comparative assessment of gene expression as indicated by a microarray analysis of samples from six patients (identified as 2 and 12-16). Fig. 3-A Heat map derived from the clustering analysis, showing distinct variations in quantitative gene expression among the patients. Fig. 3-B Principal-component analysis (PCA). The upper panel considers three different variables: the site of harvest (PCA1; A = medullary canal and B = iliac crest), patient (PCA2), and whether the patient smoked (PCA3). The bottom panel considers two variables: the site of harvest and patient. Pov indicates the percentage of the variance accounted for by the component on that axis. RIA = Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator, and IC = iliac crest.
Identification of biological and molecular pathways that showed statistically significant differences in quantitative gene expression between samples obtained with the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator (RIA) and samples obtained from the iliac crest. C denotes genes that were expressed at a roughly comparable level in the two types of samples, I denotes genes that were upregulated by at least twofold in the iliac crest samples, and R denotes genes that were upregulated by at least twofold in the RIA samples. The red line indicates p = 0.05 (the cutoff value used in the Fisher exact test to indicate that the differential expression in the group was significant). No disease-related or toxicological pathways were included in this analysis.
Comparison of the distribution of biological functions associated with the genes in the three relative expression groupings in Figure 4. RIA denotes genes that were upregulated by at least twofold in the Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator samples, IC denotes genes that were upregulated by at least twofold in the iliac crest samples, and Comparable denotes genes that were expressed at a roughly comparable level in the two types of samples. General gene ontology groupings were generated by consolidating overlapping molecular or biological pathways identified with use of the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software. Only the biological, molecular, and functional pathways with p < 0.05 in Figure 4 were graphed.
Validation of the microarray analysis by comparison with qRT-PCR (quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) measurements. The bars show the mean expression level of messenger RNA for each indicated gene in the RIA (Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator) samples from the six selected patients relative to the level in the iliac crest (IC) samples, which was defined as 1.0. The error bars indicate the standard deviation. The MMP14 gene encodes matrix metalloproteinase-14; PECAM1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule; VWF, von Willebrand factor; CD146, cluster of differentiation 146; BMP2, bone morphogenetic protein-2; BMP4, bone morphogenetic protein-4; CTGF, connective tissue growth factor; Runx2, runt-related transcription factor 2; OC, osteocalcin; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; HIF1A, hypoxia-inducible factor 1; CCNB2, G2/mitotic-specific cyclin B2; and CTSG, cathepsin G.
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"Is the Books-A-Million still there? That was the first place in the South to get espresso," he recalls.
Kinney said performing in Alabama isn't new to the primarily Southern band. They have played folk shows in both Anniston and Jacksonville, and in less than a week they'll be back again. But as excited as they are to perform, this past year has been busy for the band.
Aside from solo work and tours, Kinney wanted Drivin' N Cryin' to release four new EPs, albums larger than singles but not as big as studio-length LPs — in 12 months.
According to the band's website, the inspiration behind the EPs stemmed from Kinney's wife.
"A couple months ago I was writing in the morning and my wife was listening to a record. She said I should record that song and I said 'Well, I did.' It was the last song on the last record. It dawned on me then that most people that listen to records don't usually listen past five or six songs," Kinney writes on website's biography page.
Those who have grown attached to Drivin' N Cryin's classic hits should look forward to the EPs, Kinney assures fans, saying the new songs sound like old hits.
"They're songs so good you'll think you've heard them before," he said.
Many of the band's songs stem from Kinney's daily observations — take for instance "Songs from the Laundromat," a track from the first EP. Inspired by Kinney's three sisters and daughter, "Dirty" conveys the message that women are beautiful without any makeup on.
"I like the natural look," he explained. "I think women are beautiful in all shapes and sizes, until they start yelling at me."
A song on the last EP was inspired when a new World Record Store popped up near Kinney's home. The song, told from the owner's point of view, is about commonalities and familiarities.
"If you go to Spain or Italy you can always talk about music at a record store," he said.
Though the band enjoys playing the new tracks, they will perform a mix of their old and new hits at Rumble on Noble, Kinney said, including the popular "Fly Me Courageous" and, of course, their anthem, "Straight to Hell," a song that "means a lot of different things to different people," he said. "Some people feel empowered, some want to drink and some cry."
Kinney said Drivin' N Cryin's performances can vary depending on how band members are feeling or the reaction from the audience.
"Sometimes we just have fun playing with each other," he said. "The guys in the band are amazing because they have to know how to play more than 100 songs."
But regardless of whether they favor their new stuff or the old hits at Rumble on Noble, Kinney said he expects the performance to be random.
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